Reentry watch · satellite
Yaogan-35 02b: coming down
Yaogan-35 02b is expected to come back into the atmosphere on October 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC, give or take 60 minutes. At that time it will be over the Pacific Ocean.
- What
- Satellite (YAOGAN-35 02B)
- Catalog number
- 52908
- Launched
- Jun 23, 2022 (2022-068B)
- Size on radar
- large
- Predicted
- October 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC, give or take 60 minutes
- Where it is then
- 27.0° S, 156.8° W, over the Pacific Ocean, heading northeast
- Updates
- 4 from Space-Track, the last on Oct 23, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC
Its path while the window is open
The map needs JavaScript. The list below names the cities near the path.
The line is where it would be at each moment of the window; the dot is where Space-Track expects it at the predicted time. Within the shaded band it could be seen, low in the sky, if it came down at that point.
Who might see it
Cities within about 1,000 km of the path while their sky is dark, if it comes down while passing them:
- Medina: 48 km to the east, 12:58 AM GMT+3
- Tripoli: 53 km to the northwest, 11:52 PM GMT+2
- Casablanca: 72 km to the southwest, 11:20 PM GMT+0
- Khartoum: 76 km to the east, 1:30 AM GMT+2
- Rabat: 152 km to the southwest, 11:20 PM GMT+0
- Cairo: 195 km to the southwest, 12:56 AM GMT+3
- Algiers: 244 km to the south, 10:50 PM GMT+1
- Seville: 252 km to the south, 11:48 PM GMT+2
- Addis Ababa: 265 km to the northeast, 2:32 AM GMT+3
- Alexandria: 274 km to the southwest, 12:55 AM GMT+3
- Mecca: 315 km to the northeast, 12:59 AM GMT+3
- Jeddah: 334 km to the north, 12:58 AM GMT+3
- Tunis: 349 km to the south, 10:51 PM GMT+1
- Riyadh: 367 km to the south, 1:00 AM GMT+3
- Lisbon: 408 km to the south, 10:47 PM GMT+1
- Mogadishu: 460 km to the northeast, 2:35 AM GMT+3
- Jerusalem: 529 km to the southwest, 12:56 AM GMT+3
- Tel Aviv: 538 km to the southwest, 12:56 AM GMT+3
- Amman: 578 km to the south, 12:57 AM GMT+3
- Madrid: 595 km to the south, 11:48 PM GMT+2
- Sanaa: 664 km to the southwest, 2:32 AM GMT+3
- Doha: 672 km to the southwest, 1:00 AM GMT+3
- Barcelona: 735 km to the south, 11:49 PM GMT+2
- Abu Dhabi: 747 km to the southwest, 2:01 AM GMT+4
From where you are
Whether its path passes within sight of you while your sky is dark.
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How the prediction changed
| Issued | Predicted time | Give or take |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC | Oct 23, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC | 60 minutes |
| Oct 23, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC | Oct 24, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC | 4 hours |
| Oct 22, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC | Oct 24, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC | 10 hours |
| Oct 21, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC | Oct 24, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC | 14 hours |
What a reentry looks like
Satellites and rocket stages hit the air at about 28,000 km/h (17,000 mph). About 70 to 100 km up they start to glow and break apart, so from the ground it looks like a slow line of orange and white fireballs, often with glowing trails, moving across the sky together in a straight line. It can last from 30 seconds to a few minutes, and it can be seen from up to about 1,000 km away, low on the horizon.
Not a meteor: a meteor is over in a second or two. A reentry is slower, lasts longer, and usually breaks into a cluster of pieces. Not a plane: no blinking lights, and it doesn't turn.
Is it dangerous?
Almost never. Starlink satellites are built to burn up completely. Big rocket stages can drop a few tough parts, like fuel tanks, which nearly always land in the ocean. If you find something you think fell from space, don't touch it: take photos and call the local police.
Saw it? Report it Everything coming down
Predictions from Space-Track.org (USSPACECOM's reentry messages). They narrow as the day comes: a few days out the time is only known to within hours, in the last hours to within minutes. Tumbling objects can still come down outside the window. Paths are worked out from the newest orbit data.